S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico MarketThe war in the Persian Gulf will remain the driver of market movements as energy exports from the region are all but halted ahead of the fourth week of conflict. Economic data in the US will be headlined by leading indicators in the S&P PMI, Michigan consumer confidence index, and results from surveys by multiple regional Fed banks. Flash PMIs will also be featured in the Euro Area and its largest economies, the UK, Japan, Australia, and India. Local confidence indicators will be posted in Germany and the Euro Area for more hints on the war’s impact on sentiment. Consumer inflation reports are due in Japan, the UK, and Australia, while Spain will be the first major economy with March results. In turn, central bank policy decisions will take place in Norway and Mexico.
